I was laid off six months ago and I am still struggling to cope. I'm one of the few who actually liked my job at WFC. I'd come back without a second thought if given an opportunity. I was able to find a new job but it pays less and the work is boring compared to what I used to do. I always saw myself retiring from WFC and now here I am. I know a lot of people see leaving as some form of liberation and I wish I was one of them. I can't change the way I feel, though, as much as I want to.
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I got plenty of "jobs" for everyone. Let me know
Very relevant. Don’t be naive.
But you’re right, no use arguing with brain dead people.
Relevance of politics to ANY of this? JFC!
We know who to lay the layoffs here at the feet of. The same people who ignored the pandemic until it crippled the country and the economy.
Amazing you right wingers think anyone not so far right they are about to fall off is a leftist. At least we haven’t tried a coup lately like you QAnon folks that like to make up conspiracy theories that you actually believe.
Hopefully, you will find something better than what you had at Wells. Good luck. I too would feel the same as you if I were laid off. I was laid off from a previous employer due to a company reorg. No matter how you feel about your job it does a number on you mentally and emotionally. It can take sometime to get back up. Take it day by day and eventually this will just be a memory.
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Debunked. Retraction bottom of page 34. You leftists are so pitifully uninformed.
This sounds just like me. I thought I was reading my own post.
Hang in there, it's always good to know you are not the only one feeling this way. So glad you were able to land a job. Times are tough so hang in there. You'll get through it and if you need to talk to a counselor, that is also a wise decision.
I got laid off 6 months ago and I am much happier. I love my new job at a competitor making more money and I have a great boss. Hang in there and look for another job. There are great opportunities out there!
- and yet the top 1% of income tax payers pay a larger portion of the taxes collected than the bottom 90% combined. Top 10% pay about 70% of the income taxes paid. Yes, effective tax rates and the actual tax rate are rarely equal, but even with all the shelters and deductions etc. "the rich" still pay the lions share of taxes. That's the reality. We can sit here and complain that they should pay more, but that's pretty rich coming from people (myself included) that get 90% of the tax burden paid for by other people.
Sounds like someone watches Faux News instead of paying attention to reality.
You are the one who has no idea. No one pays that kind of tax rate with tax shelters, offshore accounts and such. The former resident only paid $750 for two years because of such creative accounting.
lol, you clearly have no idea what rich people do with their money. Outside of a few outliers they do a tremendous amount of investing, and the more they have access to, the more they invest. Only in a bizarre world would the government stealing 35% of your money instead of 40% be considered a "giveaway".
True. Give a rich man a tax cut and he doesn’t reinvest it, he puts it in his pocket. That has been proved time and time again from Reaganomics to the Trump rich man tax cut giveaway.
@ecq. A lot of folks just want to justify their head in the sand theories. They’ll feel differently when it happens to them. Whether now or next week or next year or five years, it will. American corporations are too greedy and no one holds them to account, much to the working man and woman’s detriment.
Does the training educate you on the pitfalls of stereotypes and generalizations when describing the capabilities of a quarter million individuals spread across all kinds of LOBs?
Professional development is great, but let's not assume that others haven't been doing it all along.
i am so thankful i just got a job offer outside of here; managers were nasty and didnt even know which domains they worked in and had no experience in them. Some work more than one job too.
I would say mgmt is some of worst i have seen anywhere.
I feel you. I was laid off in December after 5 years with the company and I’m one of the few who actually loved the job (I was a banker). It was sad because I love the people that I worked with and my mngr was awesome. I’m now with another financial institution which pays better but the culture is different. Given the chance (and if wells will pay me my current rate) I will go back lol.
I see a lot of advice here, but you will really have to learn the current ways to do things; I left and had to relearn how to do everything in current times and now starting to enjoy my job and being seen as more senior.
Problem working here is it sets you decades behind rest of the world. The world keeps moving forward even when Wells Fargo isnt. I highly suggest you going to find some training and just focus on that and learning all that you can. Most states will offer free training in area you work in online and more current then the wells fargo training portal. You can also check for online training or youtube or a college. This will be what helps you really become good at what you are doing.
It may be helpful to speak with a therapist. Things are challenging when we face major life changes (and disappointment) such as job loss. Many companies offer free access to counselors through an employee assistance program, or you can find one on your own through your church, synagogue, etc. or through your health care provider.
Stacked on top of everything we've all faced with the pandemic, finding someone to talk to may help change your perception of the current struggles. Be kind to yourself, talk to a friend or family member, and know things will get better. Coping through change is difficult even under the best circumstances.
Sorry to hear. Good for you for finding a new job even if it doesn’t tick every box. It’s easier to find a job when you already have one.
Maybe focus on what specific parts of your Wells job you liked so much and try to find those elsewhere? So, as opposed thinking “I miss Wells” it’d be “I miss the level of autonomy my boss gave me “. Whatever it is you’ll probably realize it exists in many companies.
If it’s the people... I met some of my best friends at Wells so I get it. But most of them have left or will leave soon (voluntarily or not). So these day colleagues are a risky reason to stay in a role.
It’s hard being new, especially in a pandemic when onboarding is often virtual. But there are nice people everywhere, just takes time to bond.
Hang in there and think of the old Dr Seuss quote... something like “Don’t be sad it’s over. Be glad it happened.”
Sorry to hear about your struggles OP. I would be the exact same way when/if I get downsized. Means you care about your job and enjoy it, and those are the exact wrong people to displace. The execs seem more focused on downsizing the task/job, when in many cases they could downsize the underperformers and dead weight and keep / repurpose the great people like the OP. That approach would require more work, of course, and it doesn't work in all situations (can't just plug an admin worker into a tech job), but they are making zero effort to retain anyone good.
this is a good example of why you dont treat your job more important than family and friends, they will drop you in a heartbeat. If you do not have family and friends then you cant recover easily.
I personally left on my own, i moved to a position from mid-high 100k at wells to one of 200k plus; including all the benefits and bonus'. Where I am at now they look at me as an SME and they give a lot of respect. I now am able to control my day and get off of work by 6 pm and start at 9 am.
Working in cutting edge technology and doing my masters program in parallel now too, fully paid for by my new company.
I would have to be crazy to go back to that low ball pay in an industry that is going obsolete quickly unless they get some forward looking workforce, not sure if any improvements will come.
I'm sorry to hear that. I also have a lot of my identity tied to my career. I hope things start getting better for you.
Most of us definitely miss the old Wells Fargo that had good Midwestern values, didn’t do the offshore thing like everyone else, and respected their team members.
@tkg+1aActJP9 - you have it right - I miss the "old" Wells Fargo. I also really liked my job and was sad to be laid off 5 months ago. I miss my department and the people I worked with.
However I don't think I would fit into the vision of where the company is going and how they treat team members - or maybe I should say employees. I really did believe that if people were happy they would do a better job for the customer and the company. The current model seems to be come to work for a paycheck - which is one way of running a business. Its just not how I would run it. I don't think I would be happy working there now so maybe it is better that I don't.
I miss my former job at AG Edwards. But WCHV and WFC destroyed everything that was good about it.
So my question to the people, here, who are saying how much they miss WFC: Are you missing the “old” Wells Fargo? I find it hard to believe anyone would miss the Wells Fargo that Charlie Scharf is creating.
I have worked for many companies and this place was my favorite. It will be hard to replace.
Hang in there. I understand!
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I know how you feel. I was laid off but I still haven't found anything and like you, I liked my job at Wells and I liked some of the people. I didn't want to lose my job because it's hard finding a good fit and for me, Wells was a good fit.
I look around at the jobs and I just haven't found one that I feel I would be comfortable doing.
I miss it but hang in there. This, too shall pass.
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LOL that you just “took the opportunity to put down the people” who come to the same site you come to.
Tall tale.
You’re in the wrong place to talk about this. The kind of people who come here will just take the opportunity to build themselves up by putting you down.
There are decent people in the world who you can talk to. They are not here.